Q Will the upgrade
support new chips released by Microchip in the future ?

A It is our goal to
continue to support new chips as long as we have space for the firmware and the hardware
can support them.

Q What do I do if my
firmware version becomes outdated ?

A If it can continue to
reliably burn the chips that you use then there is no need to do anything. But at any time
a new version comes out and you feel it will benefit your work, a minimal cost of parts
plus s/h and we will send you a chip with the latest version of firmware. For upgrades to
the user interface will be available on this web site for free download.

Q Can I use Spep after I
upgrade ?

A The upgrade requires
you to replace the current firmware chip with the one we send you and to use a level
converter connected to a serial port. To go back you simply remove our upgrade chip and
put the original one back in and use the parallel port adapter again.

Q How do I know when new
versions come out ?

A You may check in with
our web pages or Email us.

Q Can Winpep be call
from with-in some other application ?

A Currently Winpep is a
standalone program and could be executed from some other application but it will not burn
a chip and return with out manual intervention.

Q Will Winpep run on
other operating platforms like Linux, Dos, Mac ?.

A Currently Winpep runs
only on Win 3.1, Win95, Win NT. We have had requests for other platforms and will port a
command line version to Linux and Dos.This port is not high on our list since we feel that
supporting new chips is more important.